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Don Brunell

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Guest Commentary: Drones can be tool to restore scorched public forest lands

Tree-planting game changer...
June 30, 2022
Don Brunell
Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a Herculean task costing hundreds of billions. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing atmospheric CO2 and providing abundant clean air
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Guest Commentary: Pandemic recovery spurs adoption of robotic technology

Replacing unfilled jobs …
June 16, 2022
Don Brunell
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, economies in the industrial world were moving along fairly smoothly with reliable supply chains with 'just in time” component arrivals, predictable product deliveries
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Guest Commentary: Inslee, Murray target wrong Snake River dams for removal

Prioritizing spawning habitat …
June 2, 2022
Don Brunell
Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray have their priorities backward when it comes to rebuilding Snake River salmon and steelhead runs. Instead of focusing on ripping out dams with fish passages and navigation locks, they should find ways to reopen
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Guest Commentary: Milling thinned trees can fund state's wildfire risk reduction

Key mitigation component …
May 19, 2022
Don Brunell
Thinning public woodlands to remove millions of dead trees is a way to generate much-needed cash to reduce wildfire risks, improve forest health, and protect rural homeowners and farms. It is money the U.S.
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Guest Commentary: Traffic, fuel prices, safety might factor into return to work

Some WFH permanent …
April 7, 2022
Don Brunell
With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will 'work from home” end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels?
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Guest Commentary: Forest health practices should include logging, planting

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March 24, 2022
Don Brunell
Washington's Board of Natural Resources is considering banning timber harvesting on state lands. That is extremely unwise. Instead, the board must ensure its healthy forest policies incorporate all management tools, including planting, thinning, and
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Guest Commentary: Family business are vital to America's economic survival in turbulent times

Nimble, resilient …
January 27, 2022
Don Brunell
We are only a few of weeks into 2022 and it is already shaping up to be another challenging year for America's 5.5 million family businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Rampant inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, and acute worker
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Guest Commentary: U.S. recovery is dependent upon employees' return to work

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December 16, 2021
Don Brunell
To 'Build Back America,” people must return to work. In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll released in early December, the findings spell trouble for America's employers whether they are in the private or public sectors. It found that over 60% of the
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Guest Commentary: Ignoring federal debt will mortgage future for grandchildren

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December 2, 2021
Don Brunell
Ignoring massive federal borrowing will bite our grandchildren hard in the next decades. We, the taxpayers, now owe over $29 trillion to lenders, of which one-third are foreign governments. Collectively, Japan, China, and UK own $3 trillion in U.S.
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Guest Commentary: Washington's business climate, energy strategy needs rethinking

Hydro power fits …
November 4, 2021
Don Brunell
For years, Washington State masked its high business and regulatory costs with low priced, reliable electricity-lots of it. However, Tennessee packages low cost, reliable electricity along with a very favorable business climate to lure new
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